Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
THE WHISKY TAX.

The Democratic pap ers and Mr.. Powell
have seen fit to state that the Republi-
cans of Ohio are in favor of removing the
internal revenue taxes on whisky. The
Republicans of Ohio have never declared
in favor of anything of the kind, and as
a matter of fact are not in favor of it.
The Republican platform is, however, the
best source for information on Re
publican principles this year. 1t has
in it not one word in favor of reduc-
ing or abolishing the internal revenue tax
on whisky or other liquors. Its only
mention of any internal revenue tax re-
fers to that on American grown tobacco.
The principal regarding this, as an
nounced in the Republican platform, is
that after liberal pensions are paid and
needeli public improvements provided, if
there are still surplus revenues they
should be reduced by reducing the orig
inal tax on American grown tobacco.
The Democrats are anxious to get rid of
the protective tariff, and are ready to op-
pose any proposition which seems likely
to prevent them from committing hari-
kari on American industries and Ameri-
can labor. 1t is of course very easy for
Democratic newspapers to declare that
the Republicans are in favor of this thing
and the other thing, and then to show
that it should not be done. In declaring
that the Republican policy is to remove
the internal revenue tax on whisky, they
make the declaration simply for the pur-
pose of declaring something to oppose,
while no Republican had dreamed or
thought of adopting any such policy for
the Republican party.
BY the way, is not Mr.. Powell showing
high degree of consistency in favoring
a National tax on liquor, while he is just
as earnest in declaring his opposition to
state tax, which we have in the Dow
lawS
The Millionaire Humanitarian.
Another notable who is apt to be met on
Broadway, even in this torrid season, is Henry
Bergh, the millionaire humanitarian, who
may be caught on a flying trip down from
Saratoga He hes worked hard for the brute
creation and years are piling high on his
shoulders, so that it is no wonder if, as people
say, he is less vigorous than he used to be.
OF late there has been marked decrease in
his letters to the editors of the city papers,
and the police justices who never succeeded in
imposing sentences heavy enough to please
him in cases of cruelty to enimals are begin
ming to breathe little easier.
But if Mr.. Bergh is resting no one can say
that it is because he is content. The sad and
wearied expression Of his impressive counte-
nance truly reflects the sorrow he feels over
the perversity of the worst Of the brute Gre
alton, mankind. He feels so deeply that he
actually seems to mourn for the republic,
and not long ago he pointed out place on
Staten Island that he said fought to be set
apart for the American king" He explained
that the king may not arrive in twenty or
even fifty years, but come he will some day,
''for this country has got to have head
sooner or later" Mr.. Bergh is not what is
called a popular man-men with one idea
seldom are-but he is SO much respected that
he is spoken of as the one citizen now alive
who is certain to get monument when he
dies.-Julian Ralph's Letter.